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De Cristoforis
De Cristoforis is an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include: * Giuseppe De Cristoforis, Italian naturalist and collector * Tommaso De Cristoforis, Italian Lieutenant Colonel See also * Cristofori (surname) {{surname, De Cristoforis Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso De Cristoforis
Tommaso De Cristoforis was an Italian Lieutenant Colonel who was most notable for his command during the Battle of Dogali and was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor for his brave service.Zazzaro V., Dogali's 500 , in Army in History , n. 30, Parma, Delta Editrice snc, July-August 2005, pp. 57-61. Biography He was born in Casale Monferrato on June 6, 1841, son of the lawyer Paolo De Cristoforis who was from a noble Lombard family, and of Antonia Manara, belonging to a family of illustrious Piedmontese jurists. After completing his studies at the high school of his hometown he entered the Royal Military Academy of Turin, from where he left in June 1859, assigned with the rank of second lieutenant to the 12th Infantry Regiment of the "Casale" Brigade. On October 26 of the following year he participated in a battle against the Bourbons at San Giuliano earning the Silver Medal of Military Valor. He participated in the Siege of Gaeta as aide-de-camp to General Efisio Cugia. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristofori (surname)
Cristofori is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), Italian musical instrument maker and inventor *Carlo Cristofori (1813–1891), Italian cardinal * Guido Cristofori (1880-?), an Italian gymnast *Nino Cristofori (1930–2015), Italian politician *Pierpaolo Cristofori Pierpaolo Cristofori (born 4 January 1956) is an Italian former modern pentathlete who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, L ... (born 1956), Italian modern pentathlete {{surname, Cristofori Surnames of Italian origin Italian patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |